Toy carrying mechanism

ABSTRACT

A toy carrying mechanism to carry a toy includes a carrying body, a movable deck, a support post and a holding member. The carrying body includes a housing, a lift member located on the housing and a wheel set exposed out of the bottom of the housing. The movable deck is located on the carrying body to carry the toy and coupled with the lift member. The movable deck and carrying body form an included angle between them. The support post is mounted onto the movable deck. The holding member is coupled with the support post and the toy. The movable deck is driven by the lift member to allow the included angle to be changed. The toy is held on the movable deck and swayable in a tilted movement. Thus the toy can be moved when holding on the movable deck to increase fun for children during playing.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a toy and particularly to a toy carrying mechanism capable of carrying other toys for motion.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Toys are important parts of many children's life. A movable toy or a remote controller vehicle is one of most desirable toys of many children in special holiday seasons.

A conventional toy car, such as one disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,547,634, mainly includes a car body, a wheel frame unit to support the car body and a transmission unit held in the car body to drive the wheel frame unit. The toy car can move on the ground manually or electrically to give children many imaginative fantasies to foster happy time.

However, there are also many other types of static toys that cannot move freely. A toy car capable of carrying a static toy to move around is a great appeal to many children. However, most conventional toy cars are not designed with a structure to carry other toys. There is no way to couple a toy car with a static toy. Such a deficiency in versatility makes the conventional toy cars less appealing to many children. There are still rooms for improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the problem of conventional toy cars that cannot be coupled with other static toys and result in deficiency in versatility and decreased appeal.

To achieve the foregoing object, the present invention provides a toy carrying mechanism to carry a toy. The toy carrying mechanism includes a carrying body, a movable deck, a support post and a holding member. The carrying body includes a housing, a lift member located on the housing and a wheel set exposed out of the bottom of the housing. The movable deck is located on the carrying body to carry the toy and coupled with the lift member. The movable deck and carrying body form an included angle between them. The support post is mounted onto the movable deck. The holding member is coupled with the support post and the toy.

The movable deck is driven by the lift member to allow the included angle to be changed. The toy is held on the movable deck via the support post and holding member and swayable in a tilted movement.

By means of the construction set forth above, the invention can be moved horizontally via the wheel set, and the toy can be held on the movable deck via the support post and holding member to be coupled with the invention when in use. Moreover, the movable deck can be changed angularly and in elevations in the tilted movement, thereby creating diversified combinations of the invention and toy to enhance versatility during playing, and greatly increasing fun of playing.

The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1B is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic view of the first embodiment in a condition of tilted movement.

FIG. 2B is a schematic view of the first embodiment in another condition of tilted movement

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3B is an exploded view of the second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the second embodiment incorporated with a wiping member in a use condition.

FIG. 5A is a schematic view of a third embodiment before coupling with an outer casing.

FIG. 5B is a schematic view of the third embodiment after coupling with the outer casing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please refer to FIGS. 1A and 1B for a first embodiment of the invention. The toy carrying mechanism according to the invention aims to carry a toy 1 and includes a carrying body 10, a movable deck 20, a support post 30 and a holding member 40.

The carrying body 10 includes a housing 11, a lift member 12 and a wheel set 13. The housing 11 includes an upper cap 111, a lower cap 112 coupled with the upper cap 111 and an assembly seat 113 located between the upper cap 111 and lower cap 112 and coupled therewith. The lift member 12 includes a transmission gear set 121 and a linkage bar 122. The transmission gear set 121 is fixedly located on the assembly seat 113. The linkage bar 122 has one end connected to the transmission gear set 121 and an opposite end run through the upper cap 111 to connect to the movable deck 20. The linkage bar 122 is driven by the transmission gear set 121 to generate movements in elevations. In this embodiment, the wheel set 13 includes a transmission motor 131 located on the assembly seat 113, two transmission wheels 132 connected to and driven by the transmission motor 131, and a support wheel 133. The transmission wheels 132 and support wheel 133 are exposed outside the lower cap 112 and located at three apexes of a triangle.

The movable deck 20 is located on the carrying body 10 to carry the toy 1. In this embodiment the movable deck 20 has a lift end 22 and a sway end 21 at two opposite sides thereof. The lift end 22 is coupled with the linkage bar 122 and driven by the linkage bar 122 to change in elevations. The sway end 21 is coupled with the upper cap 111 to allow the movable deck 20 and the upper cap 111 to form an included angle a between them. The sway end 21 is driven by the lift end 22 to change the included angle a.

The support post 30 is mounted onto the movable deck 20. The holding member 40 is coupled on the support post 30 to hold the toy 1. In this embodiment the support post 30 is mounted upright on the movable deck 20 and connected to the lift end 22, and has a first coupling member 31 located thereon which is a magnet. The holding member 40 includes a coupling ring 41 and a second coupling member 42 connected to the coupling ring 41. The coupling ring 41 is a Velcro tape in this embodiment fastened to the toy 1. The second coupling member 42 is located between the coupling ring 41 and first coupling member 41, and is a metal button in this embodiment to be attracted to the first coupling member 31 so that the holding member 40 can be attached to the support post 30. It is to be noted that the first coupling member 31 and second coupling member 42 are not limited to the magnet and the mating metal button, they also can be mating male and female fasteners, or the holding member 40 can be an annular strip directly coupling the toy 1 on the support post 30.

Please refer to FIGS. 2A and 2B for the first embodiment in tilted movement conditions. When the invention is in use the movable deck 20 can be tilted. The tilted movement is generated by pushing the movable deck 20 via the lift member 12 so that the included angle a between the movable deck 20 and carrying body 10 changes, thereby the toy 1 rested on the movable deck 20 via the support post 30 and holding member 40 can be swayed. More specifically, during the tilted movement, the lift end 22 of the movable deck 20 is butted by the linkage bar 122 to move upwards or downwards in the elevation, and the sway end 21 also is driven to sway so that the included angle a between the sway end 21 and carrying body 10 is increased or decreased accordingly. The included angle a can be changed in a range between 0 and 90 degrees, but this is not the limitation. Since the toy 1 rested on the movable deck 20 is held by the support post 30 and holding member 40, it sways with the movable deck 20 but does not slip away.

Please refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B for a second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 4 for the second embodiment coupled with a wiping member in a use condition. Compared with the first embodiment, the carrying body 10 also includes a speaker 50, an expansion module 60 and a wiping member 70. The speaker 50 is located on the lower cap 112 to broadcast a pre-recorded sound, or receive audio data signals from an external computer through a wireless transmission approach and broadcast the sound of the audio data signals.

The expansion module 60 includes a circuit board 61, a wireless transceiver 62 and a power supply slot 63. The circuit board 61 is located on the assembly seat 113. The wireless transceiver 62 is formed in a modular fashion and mounted onto the circuit board 61 to establish electric connection therewith so that the toy carrying mechanism can be controlled wirelessly through a remote controller or a computer via a wireless signal. The power supply slot 63 is located on the circuit board 61 to form electric connection therewith, and extended outside of the upper cap 111 to be inserted by a power cord 2 to form electric connection to provide the toy 1 additional electric power in operation, or charge the toy 1. The wiping member 70 is located at the bottom of the lower cap 112 and includes a holding clip 71 and a wiping paper 72. The holding clip 71 is coupled beneath the lower cap 112 to latch the wiping paper 72. The wiping paper 72 is in contact with the ground surface 80. When the toy carrying mechanism moves on the ground surface 80, the wiping paper 72 can wipe and clean the ground surface 80.

Please refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B for a third embodiment of the invention before and after coupling with an outer casing. Compared with the first embodiment, the third embodiment further includes an outer casing 114. The housing 11 has at least one latch hole 115 on the upper cap 111, and the outer casing 114 has a tenon corresponding to and latched in the latch hole 115 to couple with the upper cap 111 for mounting on the housing 11. The outer casing 114 can be formed in a desired profile to mate the carrying body 10, such as a motorcycle head grasped by the toy 1 formed in the shape of a human figure, or a tank turret coupled with a cannon to change the profile of the carrying body 10, thereby increasing diversity and improving entire appearance.

As a conclusion, the invention can move horizontally via the wheel set, and hold the toy on the movable deck through the support post and holding member to couple with the toy in use. The movable deck can be changed angularly and in elevations. The appearance can be altered via replacement of the outer casing to couple with the toy to offer different profiles, thus providing more versatility for children during playing, and making playing more interesting. In addition, by adding the speaker and expansion module, audio effect can be generated to increase attraction and interaction with the children. The invention also can be controlled wirelessly to make maneuver more flexible and convenient. Through the power supply slot, the toy can be charged, and through the wiping member, the children can clean the ground surface to enjoy doing housework besides playing. It provides significant improvements over the conventional techniques.

While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, they are not the limitations of the invention, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A toy carrying mechanism to carry a toy, comprising: a carrying body including a housing, a lift member located on the housing and a wheel set exposed out of a bottom of the housing; a movable deck which is located on the carrying body to carry the toy and coupled with the lift member, and forms an included angle with the carrying body; and a support post mounted onto the movable deck and a holding member coupled with the support post and the toy; wherein the movable deck is driven by the lift member to allow the included angle to be changed, the toy being held by the support post and the holding member on the movable deck and swayable in a tilted movement.
 2. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the movable deck includes a sway end coupled with the carrying body and changed angularly against the carrying body in the tilted movement, and a lift end coupled with the lift member and changed in elevations against the carrying body in the tilted movement.
 3. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the lift member includes a transmission gear set and a linkage bar which includes one end connected to the transmission gear set and another end coupled with the movable deck and changeable in elevations.
 4. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the support post includes a first coupling member connected to the holding member.
 5. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 4, wherein the holding member includes a coupling ring and a second coupling member connected to and interposed between the coupling ring and the first coupling member.
 6. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the wheel set includes a transmission motor located in the housing and two transmission wheels coupled with and driven by the transmission motor.
 7. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 6, wherein the wheel set further includes a support wheel incorporating with the two transmission wheels to respectively locate at three apexes of a triangle.
 8. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the carrying body further includes a speaker located in the housing.
 9. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the carrying body further includes an expansion module located in the housing.
 10. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 9, wherein the expansion module includes a wireless transceiver to transmit a wireless signal and a power supply slot electrically connected to the toy.
 11. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1 further including a wiping member coupled to the bottom of the housing and contacted with a ground surface.
 12. The toy carrying mechanism of claim 1 further including an outer casing, the housing including at least one latch hole, the outer casing being latchable with the latch hole and held on the housing. 